Café Scientifique - Bishops Stortford
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Monday May 12th 'How the Brain creates the Mind' By Chris Frith, University College, London |
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Chris Frith is Professor in
Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL. His other publications include: Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction (2003, with Eve C. Johnstone) and The Neuroscience of Social Interaction (2004, edited with Daniel Wolpert). |
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Blackwell Publishing have recently published Chris's book on the subject
"Making up the Mind" |
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Inside your head there is an amazing labour saving device; more effective than the latest high-tech computer. Your brain frees you from the everyday tasks of moving about in the world around you, allowing you to concentrate on the things that are important to you; making friends and influencing people. However, the 'you' that is released into this social world is also a construction of your brain. It is your brain that enables you to share your mental life with the people around you. Chris' book is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world. Using evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments, and patient studies, Chris, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, explores the relationship between the mind and the brain. |
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Selected for the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books 2008 longlist of 12 booksThe judges said: "A
wonderfully clear introduction to the neuroscience of thinking. |
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Making up the Mind - What the experts say: “Christopher Frith is well known for his extremely clear thinking on very complex psychological matters, such as agency, social intelligence and the minds of people with autism and schizophrenia. And it is precisely such questions, along with the understanding of how we perceive, act, choose, remember, and feel, which are now being revolutionized by brain imaging. In Making Up the Mind, he brings all this together in a most accessible and engaging way.” Oliver Sacks “Making up the Mind is a fascinating guided tour through the elusive interface between mind and brain written by a pioneer in the field. The author's obvious passion for the subject shines through every page.” VS Ramachandran, MD "I soon made up my mind that this is an excellent, most readable and stimulating book. The author is a distinguished neuroscientist working especially on brain imaging." RL Gregory, Experimental Psychology “Chris Frith, one of the pioneers in applying brain imaging to study mental processes, has written a brilliant introduction to the biology of mental processes for the general reader. This superb book describes how we recreate in our brains a representation of the external world. Clearly and beautifully written, this book is for all who want to learn about how the brain gives rise to the mental phenomenon of our lives. A must read!” Eric R. Kandel, M.D. “Important and surprising. The brain will never seem the same again.” Lewis Wolpert, University College London |
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